Job 22:12
Strong's Lexicon
Is not
הֲ‍ֽלֹא־ (hălō-)
Adverb - Negative particle
Strong's Hebrew 3808: 1) not, no 1a) not (with verb-absolute prohibition) 1b) not (with modifier-negation) 1c) nothing (subst) 1d) without (with particle) 1e) before (of time)

God
אֱ֭לוֹהַּ (’ĕ·lō·w·ah)
Noun - masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 433: 1) God 2) false god

as high
גֹּ֣בַהּ (gō·ḇah)
Noun - masculine singular construct
Strong's Hebrew 1363: 1) height, exaltation 1a) height 1b) exaltation, grandeur 1c) haughtiness

as the heavens ?
שָׁמָ֑יִם (šā·mā·yim)
Noun - masculine plural
Strong's Hebrew 8064: 1) heaven, heavens, sky 1a) visible heavens, sky 1a1) as abode of the stars 1a2) as the visible universe, the sky, atmosphere, etc 1b) Heaven (as the abode of God)

Look at
וּרְאֵ֤ה (ū·rə·’êh)
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 7200: 1) to see, look at, inspect, perceive, consider 1a) (Qal) 1a1) to see 1a2) to see, perceive 1a3) to see, have vision 1a4) to look at, see, regard, look after, see after, learn about, observe, watch, look upon, look out, find out 1a5) to see, observe, consider, look at, give attention to, discern, distinguish 1a6) to look at, gaze at 1b) (Niphal) 1b1) to appear, present oneself 1b2) to be seen 1b3) to be visible 1c) (Pual) to be seen 1d) (Hiphil) 1d1) to cause to see, show 1d2) to cause to look intently at, behold, cause to gaze at 1e) (Hophal) 1e1) to be caused to see, be shown 1e2) to be exhibited to 1f) (Hithpael) to look at each other, face

the highest
רֹ֖אשׁ (rōš)
Noun - masculine singular construct
Strong's Hebrew 7218: 1) head, top, summit, upper part, chief, total, sum, height, front, beginning 1a) head (of man, animals) 1b) top, tip (of mountain) 1c) height (of stars) 1d) chief, head (of man, city, nation, place, family, priest) 1e) head, front, beginning 1f) chief, choicest, best 1g) head, division, company, band 1h) sum

stars,
כּוֹכָבִ֣ים (kō·w·ḵā·ḇîm)
Noun - masculine plural
Strong's Hebrew 3556: 1) star 1a) of Messiah, brothers, youth, numerous progeny, personification, God's omniscience (fig.)

how
כִּי־ (kî-)
Conjunction
Strong's Hebrew 3588: 1) that, for, because, when, as though, as, because that, but, then, certainly, except, surely, since 1a) that 1a1) yea, indeed 1b) when (of time) 1b1) when, if, though (with a concessive force) 1c) because, since (causal connection) 1d) but (after negative) 1e) that if, for if, indeed if, for though, but if 1f) but rather, but 1g) except that 1h) only, nevertheless 1i) surely 1j) that is 1k) but if 1l) for though 1m) forasmuch as, for therefore

lofty they are !
רָֽמּוּ׃ (rām·mū)
Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person common plural
Strong's Hebrew 7311: 1) to rise, rise up, be high, be lofty, be exalted 1a) (Qal) 1a1) to be high, be set on high 1a2) to be raised, be uplifted, be exalted 1a3) to be lifted, rise 1b) (Polel) 1b1) to raise or rear (children), cause to grow up 1b2) to lift up, raise, exalt 1b3) to exalt, extol 1c) (Polal) to be lifted up 1d) (Hiphil) 1d1) to raise, lift, lift up, take up, set up, erect, exalt, set on high 1d2) to lift up (and take away), remove 1d3) to lift off and present, contribute, offer, contribute 1e) (Hophal) to be taken off, be abolished 1f) (Hithpolel) to exalt oneself, magnify oneself 2) (Qal) to be rotten, be wormy

Parallel Strong's
Berean Study Bible
Is not God as high as the heavens? Look at the highest stars, how lofty they are!

Young's Literal Translation
Is not God high [in] heaven? And see the summit of the stars, That they are high.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
Isn’t God as high as the heavens ? And look at the highest  stars  — how  lofty they are!

New American Standard Bible
"Is not God [in] the height of heaven? Look also at the distant stars, how high they are!

King James Bible
[Is] not God in the height of heaven? and behold the height of the stars, how high they are!
Parallel Verses
New International Version
"Is not God in the heights of heaven? And see how lofty are the highest stars!

New Living Translation
"God is so great--higher than the heavens, higher than the farthest stars.

English Standard Version
“Is not God high in the heavens? See the highest stars, how lofty they are!

New American Standard Bible
"Is not God in the height of heaven? Look also at the distant stars, how high they are!

King James Bible
Is not God in the height of heaven? and behold the height of the stars, how high they are!

Holman Christian Standard Bible
Isn't God as high as the heavens? And look at the highest stars--how lofty they are!

International Standard Version
"Isn't God in heaven above? Consider how far away the stars are, and how lofty they are!

NET Bible
"Is not God on high in heaven? And see the lofty stars, how high they are!

American Standard Version
Is not God in the height of heaven? And behold the height of the stars, how high they are!

English Revised Version
Is not God in the height of heaven? and behold the height of the stars, how high they are!

Young's Literal Translation
Is not God high in heaven? And see the summit of the stars, That they are high.
















Cross References
Job 11:7
Canst thou by searching find out God? canst thou find out the Almighty unto perfection?

Job 11:8
It is as high as heaven; what canst thou do? deeper than hell; what canst thou know?

Job 35:5
Look unto the heavens, and see; and behold the clouds which are higher than thou.

Job 1:1
There was a man in the land of Uz, whose name was Job; and that man was perfect and upright, and one that feared God, and eschewed evil.

Job 22:11
Or darkness, that thou canst not see; and abundance of waters cover thee.

Job 22:10
Therefore snares are round about thee, and sudden fear troubleth thee;

Job 22:9
Thou hast sent widows away empty, and the arms of the fatherless have been broken.

Job 22:13
And thou sayest, How doth God know? can he judge through the dark cloud?

Job 22:14
Thick clouds are a covering to him, that he seeth not; and he walketh in the circuit of heaven.

Job 22:15
Hast thou marked the old way which wicked men have trodden?
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